Hospitality is the prompt word for #FiveMinuteFriday this week. It is one of my favorite words. Just the sound of it is welcoming to me. It’s interesting that a simple definition of the word, according to Rhymezone is: Definitions of hospitality: noun: kindness in welcoming […]
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Kenilworth: Our First Year in New Jersey
When my husband accepted a teaching job at Covenant Christian School in Cranford, New Jersey, we had no idea of all the new things we would encounter or the full range of emotions we would feel. Last week I told a little bit about our […]
Welcome to Our New Home in New Jersey
At the beginning of the summer of 1980, we packed up a moving truck and started on our journey from South Dakota to New Jersey. This was the third cross country move in the span of a couple of years. Our arrival was met with […]
Fun Times: South Dakota Part 3
We enjoyed a lot of fun times in South Dakota, but some things were hard. In this Tell a Memory Tuesday post I’ll share a funny story. Next week I’ll share a more serious one. Since I don’t have pictures that directly relate to […]
Wedding Day Remembrances
I do remember we stopped on the opposite side of the road to hop out, run across the footbridge and get into our car. This made it almost impossible for anyone to follow us. But I don’t remember actually getting into the car, though of course we did!
Memory: A Story from Childhood
About five years ago on my old blog I had a series called Memoir Monday, where I shared snippets from my life. My plan is to revise them and share here either weekly or every other week. I’m calling the series Tell a Memory Tuesday. […]
Friends: We Need Each Other
We were not made to be loners. Friends are very important in our lives. We all need people who are there for us, and we need to be that kind of friend to others. **This is a post from my former blog written in […]
Today: A Simple Woman’s Daybook
Today I am linking up with The Simple Woman’s Daybook, hosted by Peggy Hostetler. She has provided the format which you can find HERE if you’d like to join in, too. For Today March 12, 2019 Looking out my window I see […]
Search: Awareness of God and Finding My Words
SEARCH Search is the prompt word for #FiveMinuteFriday and also for Day 28 of #write28days. This has been quite a busy month of writing, but I have enjoyed it. The discipline of writing every day helped me to hone in more on my writing […]
Darkness: Is There a Way Out?
Darkness is the word for Day 22 of #write28days. As has happened before, I heard words from a song in my mind – Hello darkness, my old friend, I’ve come to talk with you again. You may recognize these lines from The Sound of Silence […]